Franco Volpi (runner)

Franco Volpi
Volpi (center) with Antonio Ambu (left) and Luigi Conti (right) in Viareggio in 1964.
Personal information
Birth nameEnzo Volpi[1]
NicknamePoiana[1]
National teamItaly: 8 (1956-1960)[2]
Born(1936-08-16)16 August 1936 [2]
Brescia, Italy[2]
Died14 March 2013(2013-03-14) (aged 76)[1]
Brescia, Italy
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 3000 m: 8:20.0 (1960)

Enzo "Franco" Volpi[4] (16 August 1936 - 14 March 2013) was an Italian long-distance runner.[2]

He was also the coach of the New York City Marathon past winner Gianni Poli.[5]

Career

Five-time national champion at senior level in three different specialities from 1956 to 1960, boasts 8 caps in the Italy national athletics team.[3][6]

He was national recordman in 5000 m and 10,000 m.[7][8]

National records

  • 5000 m: 14:31.0 (Italy Bari, 17 October 1957) - holder until 5 June 1958[7]
  • 10,000 m: 30:05.8 (Italy Rome, 13 September 1957) - holder until 25 September 1960[8]

Achievements

He won two times the senior race at the important cross country running International competition Campaccio, held every in San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy from 1957. He won the first edition and a second time five years later.[1]

National titles

Volpi won five national championships at individual senior level.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "È morto a Brescia Enzo "Franco" Volpi, uno dei migliori fondisti italiani fra gli anni '50 e '60". asaibrunobonomelli.it (in Italian). 15 March 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Annuario FIDAL 2010" (PDF). altervista.org (in Italian). p. 218. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Annuario FIDAL 2010" (PDF). altervista.org (in Italian). p. 608. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI – 1906/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it (in Italian). 1 January 2021. p. 28. Retrieved 29 August 2022. Volpi, "Enzo" Franco [1936-2013].
  5. ^ "E' scomparso il grande mezzofondista Franco Volpi". podistidoc.it (in Italian). 18 March 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2022. Franco Volpi in veste poi di tecnico ha allenato il maratoneta bresciano Gianni Poli.
  6. ^ "Gli incontri della Nazionale italiana maschile: 1951-1960". asaibrunobonomelli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Annuario FIDAL 2010" (PDF). altervista.org (in Italian). p. 635. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Annuario FIDAL 2010" (PDF). altervista.org (in Italian). p. 636. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  9. ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2022.